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Title: So I started watching THE WIRE... see wut this fuss is all about mayne
Post by: Ruzbeh on May 22, 2012, 10:34:33 AM: TBH I started watching this cause I thought Idris Elba looked like a boss and I recently started browsing this shit hole again and Himu is trying to be cute by calling himself Stringer Bell.

I dunno I watch anime mostly these days but I like this show. I'm not into detective shows or whatever and shows like CSI piss me off with their nonsense needless to say this show is nothing like it. I'm only in a few eps and it's incredibly memorable. Almost every scene seems to be meaningful. It's pretty awesome. I've read some stuff about people calling this the best show of all time but the show is good, but not "I can't believe my eyes" good, you know? There's no reason why other shows can't be this good... it's kinda sad...

Avon gonna get got, yo
Title: Re: So I started watching THE WIRE... see wut this fuss is all about mayne
Post by: FlameofCallandorReturns on May 22, 2012, 10:41:10 AM: I'm on season 2.

It's definitely better than the Sopranos which gets/got a lot more praise.
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Post by: chronovore on May 22, 2012, 10:49:48 AM: Idris Elba is pretty great.
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Post by: Fifstar on May 22, 2012, 10:49:51 AM: Quote from: FlameofCallandorReturns on May 22, 2012, 10:41:10 AM
It's definitely better than the Sopranos which gets/got a lot more praise.

Not really. Sopranos got an tremendous amount of praise, but The Wire now wins most "best Tv Show of the last 20 years" rankings. Maybe it was talked about more by the media/public, but that's understandable given it's higher ratings and that it was the show that started this thing of high quality tv dramas.
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Post by: MrAngryFace on May 22, 2012, 10:53:39 AM: You missed the moment- now you cant sit around the watercooler talking about that thing
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Post by: Human Snorenado on May 22, 2012, 12:28:07 PM: OMAR COMIN MAN

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMm1Wih0kug
Title: Re: So I started watching THE WIRE... see wut this fuss is all about mayne
Post by: Verdigris Murder on May 22, 2012, 02:37:40 PM: The last season is pure wankery. Apart from that, it's not as good as The Shield.
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Post by: Himu on May 22, 2012, 02:40:02 PM: last season is good and better than most entire runs of lesser shows
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Post by: Phoenix Dark on May 22, 2012, 02:44:52 PM: Quote from: Stringer Bell on May 22, 2012, 02:40:02 PM
last season is good and better than most entire runs of lesser shows

Why are you comparing it to lesser shows? It's not a good season, period; that's not to say it's bad. It has some great moments but ultimately is way too heavy handed.

IMO:

1. The Wire
2. The Shield
3 The Sopranos
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Post by: Himu on May 22, 2012, 02:49:32 PM: depends on the sub plot.

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the fake killer sub plot was bad, and the newspaper angle was wasted potential
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but it was ultimately still pretty good.
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Post by: Phoenix Dark on May 22, 2012, 02:52:53 PM: That plot felt like Simon directly preaching to the audience. I get the point, I agree with the point, but it was just handled so poorly I couldn't take it seriously.
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Post by: Robo on May 22, 2012, 02:54:40 PM: I still haven't watched any of The Shield. How have I persisted for so long as an incomplete man?
Title: Re: So I started watching THE WIRE... see wut this fuss is all about mayne
Post by: Himu on May 22, 2012, 02:54:44 PM: it definitely could have been handled better if it didn't come from such a biased source. that said, i really like the message.
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Post by: Phoenix Dark on May 22, 2012, 03:05:20 PM: Quote from: Robo on May 22, 2012, 02:54:40 PM
I still haven't watched any of The Shield. How have I persisted for so long as an incomplete man?

Me and Cajole were going to invite you to The Cool Club. Not anymore
Title: Re: So I started watching THE WIRE... see wut this fuss is all about mayne
Post by: TakingBackSunday on May 22, 2012, 03:07:50 PM: The Shield is on FX right?
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Post by: Himu on May 22, 2012, 03:14:49 PM: the shield has been over for years

it's on dvd
Title: Re: So I started watching THE WIRE... see wut this fuss is all about mayne
Post by: Phoenix Dark on May 22, 2012, 03:15:09 PM: Quote from: BrandNew on May 22, 2012, 03:07:50 PM
The Shield is on FX right?

You were never considered for the club
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Post by: Dickie Dee on May 22, 2012, 03:25:08 PM: Quote from: Martin Raperman on May 22, 2012, 02:37:40 PM
Apart from that, it's not as good as The Shield.

Nope
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Post by: BlueTsunami on May 22, 2012, 03:28:47 PM: Quote from: Phoenix Dark on May 22, 2012, 03:15:09 PM
Quote from: BrandNew on May 22, 2012, 03:07:50 PM
The Shield is on FX right?

You were never considered for the club

:lol

And I've been going through The Wire again, I still really, really like Season 2 but it may be due to the change in venue. Just started Season 4 which I remember I didn't like as much the first time but for some reason I'm really curious about Marlo this time around so I think I'll appreciate the season even more.

Also The Shield is fantastic. They somehow maintain a sense of tension throughout the whole run of the show.
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Post by: Himu on May 22, 2012, 04:00:32 PM: the bore facebook page doesn't get posts unless the bore is down :smug
Title: Re: So I started watching THE WIRE... see wut this fuss is all about mayne
Post by: Phoenix Dark on May 22, 2012, 04:08:21 PM: The Shield is very consistent for a show that lasted seven years. I remember enjoying each season (I've only seen them once). S5 is one of the best seasons of anything ever, and it has the best final season/finale
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Post by: fistfulofmetal on May 22, 2012, 04:35:01 PM: season 3 is the best season
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Post by: BlueTsunami on May 22, 2012, 04:37:15 PM: Hamsterdam

Yeah I'm liking Season 3 the best this time around
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Post by: Verdigris Murder on May 22, 2012, 06:08:30 PM: Quote from: Phoenix Dark on May 22, 2012, 04:08:21 PM
The Shield is very consistent for a show that lasted seven years. I remember enjoying each season (I've only seen them once). S5 is one of the best seasons of anything ever, and it has the best final season/finale
That's the thing: consistency. Basically the Wire felt like it ran out of creative steam in the last season, an awful lot of it just felt flat. Whereas The Shield opened strong, and finished strong. There's also an f-bong dropped by Shane when he fights the Armenian foot-chopping Jesus guy, but they left it in for some reason. Also Forest Whitaker was on some serious superbolic acting juice.

Yeah more stuff sticks with The Shield. We can at least all agree on that, thank god.
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Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 22, 2012, 06:17:51 PM: The Wire is ok. its not the greatest thing ever like people treat it, and The Shield is WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY better. But The Wire is good. I think in the echelons of best tv ever it goes:

1. The Shield
2. Twin Peaks Season 1
3. Larry Sanders Show
4. The Wire
5. Parks & Rec
Title: Re: So I started watching THE WIRE... see wut this fuss is all about mayne
Post by: Phoenix Dark on May 22, 2012, 06:22:11 PM: Dunno about that argument Mr. Raperman, the first four seasons of The Wire are basically amazing television; the third and fourth seasons may be the best of anything I've seen. The fifth is meh, but doesn't mar the series; at least the finale episode was very good. So in that sense it's an incredibly consistent series.

I need to watch The Shield again. It just doesn't compare to The Wire's writing, but then again nothing does
Title: Re: So I started watching THE WIRE... see wut this fuss is all about mayne
Post by: Shadow Mod on May 22, 2012, 07:39:54 PM: It went off the rails in later seasons but any of you who haven't seen OZ really need to.
Title: Re: So I started watching THE WIRE... see wut this fuss is all about mayne
Post by: Phoenix Dark on May 22, 2012, 07:41:23 PM: Seasons as in plural? Explain yo. S3 and S4 are amazing, especially S4

I watched the first few eps of Oz, it was pretty good but I ran out of time.
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Post by: Himu on May 22, 2012, 07:43:16 PM: Season 2 of The Wire is amazing.
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Post by: Shadow Mod on May 22, 2012, 07:45:45 PM: Quote from: Phoenix Dark on May 22, 2012, 07:41:23 PM
Seasons as in plural? Explain yo. S3 and S4 are amazing, especially S4

I watched the first few eps of Oz, it was pretty good but I ran out of time.

5/6 =/
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Post by: Himu on May 22, 2012, 07:46:23 PM: There is no sixth season of the wire...
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Post by: Shadow Mod on May 22, 2012, 07:53:21 PM: Quote from: Stringer Bell on May 22, 2012, 07:46:23 PM
There is no sixth season of the wire...

You and PD must have thought I was talking about the Wire when I was referencing OZ going off the rails. Probably my fault. Anyway The Wire maintained a good series throughout. Just sayin' OZ has a lot of overlap with actors and writers.
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Post by: Human Snorenado on May 22, 2012, 08:03:05 PM: I can vouch for the first two seasons of Oz being quality entertainment.
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Post by: Mupepe on May 22, 2012, 08:09:18 PM: Season 3 of Oz starts a horrible descent into crap. It's watchable, but it's more sad than it is fun. Don't bother with the rest IMO.
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Post by: Van Cruncheon on May 22, 2012, 08:18:29 PM: the wire definitely has the best dialogue, but the shield is a better DRAMA. the wire never hits the crazy high notes the shield does, but the shield never gives you much to think about. the shield knows it's TELEVISION first and foremost and makes an art out of that; the wire considers itself art (not in a pretentious way), and makes tv out of that.

the wire makes you go HMMM; the shield makes you go WHAT THE FUCK. it depends on what you're in the mood for.
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Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 22, 2012, 08:20:39 PM: i think teh show with a character named cleetus van damn wins out.
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Post by: Van Cruncheon on May 22, 2012, 08:21:15 PM: seriously, aceveda :-( no series has ever reliably shocked the shit out of me and surprised me with more crazy dramatic scenarios than the shield.

DAT PACING
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Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 22, 2012, 08:27:39 PM: i could never look at that character the same ever again and i dont know hwy. it doesn't bug me IRL but in that show it bugged the shit outta me .

it actually amazes me what they got away with on basic cable.
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Post by: Boogie on May 22, 2012, 09:05:10 PM: Allrighty, looks like it's time for me to finally get around to watching The Shield then.
Title: Re: So I started watching THE WIRE... see wut this fuss is all about mayne
Post by: brawndolicious on May 22, 2012, 09:29:36 PM: Quote from: Thomas Householmes Lane on May 22, 2012, 06:17:51 PM
The Wire is ok. its not the greatest thing ever like people treat it, and The Shield is WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY better. But The Wire is good. I think in the echelons of best tv ever it goes:
1. The Shield
2. Twin Peaks Season 1
3. Larry Sanders Show
4. The Wire
5. Parks & Rec

You have good taste. I haven't seen twin peaks but otherwise I agree with the list. The Shield was a better written and more consistent show. It felt like it just got better and better every season while The Wire got more mellow and just transformed into a soap box in the last season.

Quote from: Needs More Cowbell on May 22, 2012, 07:39:54 PM
It went off the rails in later seasons but any of you who haven't seen OZ really need to.

I watched all of Oz in like 10 days, like 5-6 episodes a day. The show is very engrossing but weird and depressing as fuck.
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Post by: Shadow Mod on May 22, 2012, 09:32:44 PM: Quote from: am nintenho on May 22, 2012, 09:29:36 PM
I watched all of Oz in like 10 days, like 5-6 episodes a day. The show is very engrossing but weird and depressing as fuck.

It was a series of never ending car crashes really.
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Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 22, 2012, 09:32:59 PM: ty for the compliment :). i like lots of tv shows, and that list was excluding some of my favorite british tv shows like JAAAMM but I figured i'd just list shows most people have a idea of.

also I didn't think Sopranos didn't get bad until THAT episode, the one where they lose the guy in the woods. from that episode on it went to shit.
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Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on May 22, 2012, 09:52:35 PM: I like The Shield more than the Wire and this is confirmed after multiple viewings of both.

Not that I think that The Wire is a bad show, on the contrary, it is excellent. You can't go wrong with either one, really.
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Post by: Shadow Mod on May 22, 2012, 10:03:16 PM: Been rewatching Deadwood, still fucking pissed it got cancelled. :maf
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Post by: Human Snorenado on May 22, 2012, 10:03:25 PM: Twin Peaks season 1 is like something that never could have possibly been on tv except in a perfect storm of awesomeness and lax network oversight.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Also, TP, Larry Sanders, and Parks & Rec? SOMEBODY IS WHITE UP IN HURR
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Post by: Van Cruncheon on May 22, 2012, 10:04:19 PM: i prefer the shield myself. man, the bit where
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dutch kills the cat
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was one of the most intense moments i've ever seen on tv, from a dramatic perspective
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Post by: Shadow Mod on May 22, 2012, 10:10:03 PM: Quote from: Creepy Old Guy on May 22, 2012, 10:03:25 PM
Twin Peaks season 1 is like something that never could have possibly been on tv except in a perfect storm of awesomeness and lax network oversight.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Also, TP, Larry Sanders, and Parks & Rec? SOMEBODY IS WHITE UP IN HURR
[close]

I still need to watch Twin Peaks. I watched Carnivale which had that little person actor. Still pissed that got cancelled too.
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Post by: BlueTsunami on May 22, 2012, 10:11:16 PM: Good lord Devo you need to get on that. Twin Peaks has an overall tone that no show has ever achieved, for me at least. Drops off in the second season but gets awesome again 2/3rds in.
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Post by: Phoenix Dark on May 22, 2012, 10:11:53 PM: Quote from: Van Cruncheon on May 22, 2012, 08:18:29 PM
the wire definitely has the best dialogue, but the shield is a better DRAMA. the wire never hits the crazy high notes the shield does, but the shield never gives you much to think about. the shield knows it's TELEVISION first and foremost and makes an art out of that; the wire considers itself art (not in a pretentious way), and makes tv out of that.

the wire makes you go HMMM; the shield makes you go WHAT THE FUCK. it depends on what you're in the mood for.

Wait what? The Wire hits some amazing high notes in every season except the last one, especially towards the end of seasons.

I can certainly think of some huge Oh Shit moments in The Shield, but I can only think of two (I'm sure anyone who has watched The Shield can guess one of them) that had enormous emotional resonance with me. Whereas The Wire has a multitude of those.

But like I said it's my second favorite show, so overall arguing The Wire v The Shield is sort of like asking who you want to bang: 70s Pam Grier or 70s Claudia Cardinale. You can't lose, just go balls deep and salute your excellent taste
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Post by: Shadow Mod on May 22, 2012, 10:13:31 PM: Quote from: BlueTsunami on May 22, 2012, 10:11:16 PM
Good lord Devo you need to get on that. Twin Peaks has an overall tone that no show has ever achieved, for me at least. Drops off in the second season but gets awesome again 2/3rds in.

K. That will be on the top of the list then.
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Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on May 22, 2012, 10:20:27 PM: I've had Twin Peaks on the Netflix queue for months. I guess I should get around to watching it.
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Post by: brawndolicious on May 23, 2012, 03:03:40 AM: Quote from: Needs More Cowbell on May 22, 2012, 09:32:44 PM
Quote from: am nintenho on May 22, 2012, 09:29:36 PM
I watched all of Oz in like 10 days, like 5-6 episodes a day. The show is very engrossing but weird and depressing as fuck.

It was a series of never ending car crashes really.

But the cars kept on running. With every new plot arc, you knew that Tobias Beecher would get screwed over but still end up living.
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Post by: Himu on May 24, 2012, 05:48:17 PM: s2 is amazing
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Post by: Great Rumbler on May 24, 2012, 05:54:55 PM: Quote from: Creepy Old Guy on May 22, 2012, 10:03:25 PM
Twin Peaks season 1 is like something that never could have possibly been on tv except in a perfect storm of awesomeness and lax network oversight.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2lkvrMa27c
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Post by: BlueTsunami on May 24, 2012, 06:03:36 PM: Twin Peaks really nailed the feel of lurking terror with the saccharine and humoristic tone overtone. The music of the opening credits hits this tone perfectly.

Quote from: Stringer Bell on May 24, 2012, 05:48:17 PM
s2 is amazing

Loved the sort of allegorical take on the working man having to steal what they couldn't make. You really feel for the dock workers, something I never felt with the East Side West Side stuff. The ending and how it all wraps up is damn amazing. Fucking Frank Sobotka man.
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Post by: Verdigris Murder on May 24, 2012, 06:17:58 PM: Season 2 is the peak of the series, which is a bit of a shame for something so spunked over by the gushing press that it looks like one of the dead blonde twins Reggie Fils Aime (which almost means I love young boys in French) keeps in his basement for 'playing changing nappies' with.
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Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 24, 2012, 06:21:49 PM: should really just ignore season 2 of Twin Peaks and pretend it ended in Season 1. Also don't feel bad skipping every scene with James in it.
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Post by: Verdigris Murder on May 24, 2012, 06:25:44 PM: I actually didn't bother with the tv series, and just leapt straight into 'Fire Walk With Me'. Without context, it's a bit like one of those performance art pieces you sometimes read about in Huffington or reddit.
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Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 24, 2012, 06:41:07 PM: that is probably the worst thing you couuld possibly ever do with a tv show and a tv movie. :lol

for the record it goes Season 1 > season 2 > FWWM, even though FWWM is a prequel, it will make 0 sense if you haven't seen season 1 and half of season 2
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Post by: Phoenix Dark on May 24, 2012, 07:42:54 PM: So what happened with S2 of Twin Peaks? I don't know much about the show, just that David Lynch is involved. Did he and other writers bail after the first season?
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Post by: TakingBackSunday on May 24, 2012, 07:43:49 PM: :bow omar :bow2

the cheeeeese stands alone, dawg

Quote
So what happened with S2 of Twin Peaks? I don't know much about the show, just that David Lynch is involved. Did he and other writers bail after the first season?

Lynch left somewhere near the beginning-half of the second season, due to network pressure to reveal the murderer. I think Lynch never truly wanted to reveal the identity.
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Post by: Human Snorenado on May 24, 2012, 07:44:44 PM: Quote from: Phoenix Dark on May 24, 2012, 07:42:54 PM
So what happened with S2 of Twin Peaks? I don't know much about the show, just that David Lynch is involved. Did he and other writers bail after the first season?

Basically, it got too weird for it's own good.
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Post by: Phoenix Dark on May 24, 2012, 07:45:45 PM: I'll have to get off my ass and watch the first season then. Right now I'm just trying to catch up with Mad Men, and re-watching Downton Abbey
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Post by: BlueTsunami on May 24, 2012, 07:49:29 PM: Quote from: Phoenix Dark on May 24, 2012, 07:42:54 PM
So what happened with S2 of Twin Peaks? I don't know much about the show, just that David Lynch is involved. Did he and other writers bail after the first season?

I think Lynch lost control a bit and wasn't able to do what he wanted? And the show wasn't giving the proper run it needed to rap things up. With that said 'Fire Walk with Me' is an amazing film after seeing the series but it shouldn't be approached as a movie that answers series ending questions.
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Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 24, 2012, 08:07:22 PM: the shame about FWWM is that kyle maclaclin at first didn't want to do it then he changed his mind but the script was already written so all he gets is a cameo :fbm

and yeah, Lynch left at like half way through the season, but he still appears as a actor on it. He returned towards the end though thats why you get the serious plot holes of

major spoilers
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pete and aubrey being blown up in the bank and cooper getting possesd
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but basically as soon as
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James starts fukkin taht old lady and cooper starts wearing plaid and josie poseses a doorknob / coopers girlfriend
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is where you can see the network intertwining. I think i'm forgetting something major also
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Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 24, 2012, 08:19:23 PM: also Blue Velvet is supposedbly related to Twin Peaks (same with Lost Highway) but it's a amazingly great movie anyways
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Post by: Timber on May 24, 2012, 08:42:09 PM: I watched Twin Peaks for the first time like two years ago. I'd heard everyone denounce season 2 for being too far removed tonally from season 1, but the first nine or so episodes of s2 were just as great as everything that preceded them, and the IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN scene to me felt like the apex of the whole series. I figured everyone was just wrong, but then I kept watching. Holy shit does it take a tumble real bad and real fast. The finale was basically an apology/act of creative terrorism though so I liked that a lot.

IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN is also the only time I ever liked a Dutch accent.
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Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 24, 2012, 08:52:33 PM: oh yeah I remember what I was forgetting, the Civil War shit :lol :lol :lol :lol
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Post by: Timber on May 24, 2012, 08:59:36 PM: Civil war shit, eyepatch woman with superpowers, James' motorcycle trip, it's all so dumb.
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Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 24, 2012, 09:01:12 PM: my minds expunged the eyepatch women
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Post by: Great Rumbler on May 24, 2012, 09:03:16 PM: I think I quit watching Twin Peaks after the killer was revealed.
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Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 24, 2012, 09:14:16 PM: not a bad place. I just remembered probably the stupidest thing throughout the entirety of the second season

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the human chess peice
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Post by: Cerveza mas fina on May 26, 2012, 10:00:39 AM: Quote from: Needs More Cowbell on May 22, 2012, 10:10:03 PM
Quote from: Creepy Old Guy on May 22, 2012, 10:03:25 PM
Twin Peaks season 1 is like something that never could have possibly been on tv except in a perfect storm of awesomeness and lax network oversight.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Also, TP, Larry Sanders, and Parks & Rec? SOMEBODY IS WHITE UP IN HURR
[close]

I still need to watch Twin Peaks. I watched Carnivale which had that little person actor. Still pissed that got cancelled too.

Dude... Really, it's awesome. Sometimes I'm just sitting and think about the awesome vibe of Twin Peaks. Let it wash over me.

Quote from: Great Rumbler on May 24, 2012, 09:03:16 PM
I think I quit watching Twin Peaks after the killer was revealed.

:lol

Nice one.
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Post by: drew on May 26, 2012, 11:50:18 AM: the Kool Kids Klub is overrated anyways, kind of like the icon board. don't sweat it Robomumu....
Title: Re: So I started watching THE WIRE... see wut this fuss is all about mayne
Post by: demi on May 26, 2012, 02:54:20 PM: My fav scene from The Wire

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hskVSq2lQKE
Title: Re: So I started watching THE WIRE... see wut this fuss is all about mayne
Post by: Himu on June 29, 2012, 09:33:57 PM: the ending to the wire is amazing
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Post by: Himu on June 29, 2012, 09:47:21 PM: Quote from: Ruzbeh on June 29, 2012, 09:41:39 PM
Not really.

Marlo sounding off was amazing and the part where he walks to that street corner.
The ending shot with McNulty looking at Baltimore.
Bubbles finally getting to sit at the dinner table.
Michael whacking Snoop.
Cheese getting offed.
All the kids from season 4 turning into the same characters we've already learned to love such as Mike:Omar.

What the fuck is wrong with you?
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Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 29, 2012, 09:50:04 PM: Homicide >>>>>> The Wire
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Post by: BlueTsunami on June 29, 2012, 09:56:12 PM: That's like saying PS3 >>>>>> 360
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Post by: Himu on June 29, 2012, 09:58:21 PM: I have never even heard of that opinion, even from people who are fans of Homicide.
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Post by: Human Snorenado on June 29, 2012, 10:16:12 PM: Quote from: Stringer Bell on June 29, 2012, 09:58:21 PM
I have never even heard of that opinion, even from people who are fans of Homicide.

Obvious troll is obvious, etc etc

Why the fuck do you think it isn't allowed to start it's own threads?
Title: Re: So I started watching THE WIRE... see wut this fuss is all about mayne
Post by: TakingBackSunday on June 30, 2012, 12:30:09 AM: Just finished s2 of The Wire...

Frank Sobotka :'( :'( :'(

What a fucking hero.
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Post by: Cerveza mas fina on June 30, 2012, 06:22:17 AM: Quote from: Stringer Bell on June 29, 2012, 09:47:21 PM
Quote from: Ruzbeh on June 29, 2012, 09:41:39 PM
Not really.

Marlo sounding off was amazing and the part where he walks to that street corner.
The ending shot with McNulty looking at Baltimore.
Bubbles finally getting to sit at the dinner table.
Michael whacking Snoop.
Cheese getting offed.
All the kids from season 4 turning into the same characters we've already learned to love such as Mike:Omar.

What the fuck is wrong with you?

Ending of the Wire is maybe of of the best endings in a series I've seen.

Quote from: BrandNew on June 30, 2012, 12:30:09 AM
Just finished s2 of The Wire...

Frank Sobotka :'( :'( :'(

What a fucking hero.

:(

The best polak on the show.
Title: Re: So I started watching THE WIRE... see wut this fuss is all about mayne
Post by: Phoenix Dark on October 28, 2012, 12:19:49 AM: imo

4>3>2>1>5

It's crazy how much more you understand with multiple viewings
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Post by: Himu on October 28, 2012, 12:39:46 AM: 3 = 4 = 2 > 1 > 5

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on October 28, 2012, 12:19:49 AM
It's crazy how much more you understand with multiple viewings

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDfoWLcGfqo
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Post by: Diunx on October 28, 2012, 01:53:53 AM: I have watch the show three times and it gets better everytime! this is the Arrested Development of drama.
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Post by: Cerveza mas fina on November 09, 2012, 05:48:27 PM: Got to agree with your ass here. Season 2 :rock
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Post by: Verdigris Murder on November 09, 2012, 06:53:28 PM: Was there any contest.

The Shield was better though. On every level.
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Post by: Positive Touch on November 09, 2012, 11:12:23 PM: season 3 forever you hoes
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Post by: Timber on November 17, 2012, 05:31:47 PM: Quote from: Ruzbeh on November 17, 2012, 04:59:59 PM
2 > 4 > 1 > 3 >>> 5

hell ya
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Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on November 17, 2012, 07:09:41 PM: I'm glad Season 2 is getting a lot more props. For the longest time, people would cite it as the weakest season. I thought it was one of the best, if not the best.
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Post by: BlueTsunami on November 17, 2012, 07:14:27 PM: Also loved Season 2. You get the best of McNulty too. In my recent rewatch though I really appreciated Season 4 which I initially thought as the weakest of all the Seasons.
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Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on November 18, 2012, 07:59:38 AM: I didn't care a whole lot for season 4, mostly because they kept shoehorning in the Trials and Tribulations of Jimmy McNulty, who was becoming a really grating character that fucked up the flow of the progression of the season.
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Post by: Himu on November 18, 2012, 12:27:45 PM: Isn't season.4 the season where McNulty gets his shit together, lives with his girlfriend, and is finally SATISFIED with his life and station and profession?

I think he means season 5 which has the brunt of Jimmy's antics coming to a head.
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Post by: Himu on November 18, 2012, 12:37:48 PM: Also no way is season 3 worse than 1. What issues do you have with 3?
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Post by: Himu on November 18, 2012, 03:54:59 PM: There is nothing slow about hamsterdam!
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Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on November 18, 2012, 09:18:01 PM: No, I meant season 4 and yes, the "McNulty is trying to settle down" side story was what I was referring to.

I didn't care much for what he did in season 5 but there are so many problems with that season that it didn't stick out in my mind quite like it did in the fourth season.
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Post by: team filler on December 26, 2014, 04:58:36 PM: Quote from: Queen of Ice on May 22, 2012, 04:00:32 PM
the bore facebook page doesn't get posts unless the bore is down :smug
there's a facebook page?